A Vieira Good River
Sam Greenwood and Joao Vieira played a big pot right before break. The action started preflop when the player in the cutoff raised to 6,300 and Vieira called.
When it was Greenwood's turn he reraised to 33,000 from the small blind. The original raiser folded and Vieira called.
The flop came 
and Greenwood continued with a bet of 32,000. Vieira took some time to make his decision, staring at Greenwood with his hand on his chin. He looked from Greenwood to the 32,000 bet and then back. Eventually he called.
The turn was the 
and Greenwood only broke his pose enough to spread the fingers on his right hand and tap them gently on the table, checking to Vieira. Vieira took his time and counted his chips out, then put them back neatly into his stack, all the while never moving his hand too far off his chin. He eventually settled on a bet of 47,200.
Greenwood's eyes flashed from Vieira to the board, to the pot then back to the board. He called.
The river was the 
and Greenwood checked to Vieira again. Vieira took a moment to figure out his next move and he checked slowly.
Greenwood turned over 
for a pair of twos. Vieira showed 
for a rivered pair of jacks and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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380,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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154,200
17,200
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17,200 |
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